Author Topic: Steam Holiday Achievement Quest 2011 (also a sale, I guess) (Read 39955 times)

cool breeze · « **Reply #420 on:** December 26, 2011, 03:26:58 PM »

I seriously have only been getting coal since the first day

I ended up converting it and got 50% off a universe game. I regret that decision.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #421 on:** December 26, 2011, 05:20:21 PM »

Bulletstorm for $5, can I get a hells yeah?!

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #422 on:** December 26, 2011, 05:23:14 PM »

Oh fuck off Amazon

I totally should have waited for Steam's Sonic deal. Now $15 is too much for merely wanting to see what "Classic Sonic in 1080 and 60fps looks like."

But I finally got Bastion (Linkzg vindicated) and I'll probably snag something else too.

Today's sale is good. Gaben is good.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #423 on:** December 26, 2011, 06:23:07 PM »

bulletstorm was totttally underappreciated

Chinner · « **Reply #424 on:** December 26, 2011, 06:33:06 PM »

oh yeah i forgot about bulletstorm, worth 7 quid then?

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #425 on:** December 26, 2011, 06:49:59 PM »

Bebpo · « **Reply #426 on:** December 26, 2011, 07:41:00 PM »

The beat hazard achievement was fun.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I'd never used internet radio before; it's really cool, I should start using it.

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Bebpo · « **Reply #427 on:** December 26, 2011, 08:08:37 PM »

crafted next set of 7 coal into = 50% off Dungeons of Dredmor coupon, lol

This is why I'm only doing achievements where they are like playing the demo of a game I own but haven't tried. It's fun playing a little of these games to check them out; feels like E3 or something, trying 15-30 mins of dozens of games.

But anything that requires work...lol

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #428 on:** December 26, 2011, 08:39:42 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on December 26, 2011, 07:01:56 PM

Bulletstorm is one of the best games this year, if you don't buy it you can go straight to hell and get fucked.

When you posted that I was like "Whaaaat, no way Bulletstorm came out this year, it had to be like October 2010." Nope, February 2011. I guess it's not too late for me to play the 2011 DBS GOTY.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #429 on:** December 26, 2011, 09:27:14 PM »

I'll take 50% off Mafia 2 for a coal.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #430 on:** December 26, 2011, 11:30:58 PM »

i dont understand the rock of ages achievement. theres supposed to be a "snowball" setting in the options? i dont see it

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #431 on:** December 26, 2011, 11:34:14 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on December 26, 2011, 11:30:58 PM

i dont understand the rock of ages achievement. theres supposed to be a "snowball" setting in the options? i dont see it

I forgot where it's at exactly, but someone in the options there's an option to change your rock, and one of them is a snowball.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #432 on:** December 26, 2011, 11:42:35 PM »

I have 50% off coupons for Storm: Frontline Nation and Arkham Asylum if anyone wants them.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #433 on:** December 27, 2011, 12:03:07 AM »

You can buy them as gifts but store them in your inventory, iirc. Someone else might confirm though, I never did it myself.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #434 on:** December 27, 2011, 02:25:05 AM »

Anyone want to trade coal with me so I can get the cheevo?

Bebpo · « **Reply #435 on:** December 27, 2011, 04:19:50 AM »

If I'm online sure; I'm online when I'm in a game, otherwise I'm probably away and I just don't change my steam status.

So playing more gift games:

Bastion - Didn't like the demo, still don't like it, but will play it eventually because everyone seems to love it. The combat just seems super clunky.
Demolition Inc - Kind of a neat Burnout Crash game, but some parts seem a little too random, like not being able to tell which direction an oil slick or wheel glue will cause a car to turn when it runs it over. Also -10 points for having a broken monitor detection and not letting me play at higher than 720p on my 1080p monitor or 1080tv.
Atom Zombie Smasher - The mini-game you play for the cheev is a lot of fun when you get the hang of it. Game seems stylish and cool as well; will probably play this.
X3 - holy fuck is this confusing at first. Once I got the hang of it, was pretty cool to fly around space and shoot stuff and comm stuff. I suck at flight games, always tough to track a guy so the auto-follow is nice
Rock of Ages - Loves the cutscenes, like the art/graphics, don't care for the gameplay much. Rolling is fun but building is zzz

pilonv1 · « **Reply #436 on:** December 27, 2011, 06:00:34 AM »

75% off Risen

unavailable in my region

pilonv1 · « **Reply #437 on:** December 27, 2011, 06:19:03 AM »

edit: turns out inventory was just bugged.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #438 on:** December 27, 2011, 08:25:49 AM »

So far I got Dungeons of Dredmor for (I think) $1.75, E.Y.E for $2.50, Dead Island (from Amazon) for $12, and Alice for $7.50. Not a bad haul at all for less than $25, even being broke until the weekend I found a way to manage all that and the $10 for Red Dead GOTY from Best Buy.

Alice is a great game, so very pretty to look at.

archie4208 · « **Reply #439 on:** December 27, 2011, 09:48:20 AM »

Rusty Hearts is actually kinda fun. It is an

beat em up with stats and whatnot. The combat system is shallow, but I could see myself playing it in 10-20 minute bursts.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #440 on:** December 27, 2011, 11:28:25 AM »

i realized i didnt have the achievement for having 10 things in my wishlist

then i had a bit of difficulty adding 10 games i wanted to my wishlist

i own everything i want

cool breeze · « **Reply #441 on:** December 27, 2011, 12:56:43 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on December 27, 2011, 11:28:25 AM

i realized i didnt have the achievement for having 10 things in my wishlist

then i had a bit of difficulty adding 10 games i wanted to my wishlist

i own everything i want

I had that same problem. I just added unavailable games because why not. Darksiders 2, Max Payne 3, and Unreleased Title (Bioshock Infinite).

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #442 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:01:45 PM »

Is the Gothic 4 expansion any good?

archie4208 · « **Reply #443 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:05:57 PM »

Anyone want VVVVVV?

cool breeze · « **Reply #444 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:15:15 PM »

17 pieces of coal in a row. brilliant.

Bebpo · « **Reply #445 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:20:49 PM »

Bought the 3 gift qualifier games I didn't own because they all looked interesting (AAAAAaaa sequel, Solar 2, Cities in Motion).

I want to pick up Black Ops & FEAR3 one of these days, but c'mon, 50%? Yuck. Will wait another year.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #446 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:23:06 PM »

just gotta say, I love DoWII series.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #447 on:** December 27, 2011, 02:09:02 PM »

Oooh, Republic Commando and KOTOR are $2.50 today.

I won a lump of coal and Vegas: Make it Big today.

Also, what do you have to do for the Cave Story cheevo?

cool breeze · « **Reply #448 on:** December 27, 2011, 02:26:21 PM »

people were changing the date on their computers to get the cave story achievement early, so it should work in the opposite direction.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #449 on:** December 27, 2011, 02:36:47 PM »

Cool. I've been away from my PC and don't get home until late tonight.

Pringo · « **Reply #450 on:** December 27, 2011, 03:09:53 PM »

Woot, just won the Shadowgrounds games for doing the Jamestown achievement. Are they any good?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #451 on:** December 27, 2011, 06:17:25 PM »

Bz

Thanks for Rock of Ages!

Bebpo · « **Reply #452 on:** December 27, 2011, 07:32:42 PM »

Won my 3rd game: From Dust

Which would have been great if I hadn't bought it for $7.50 in the daily deal a few days ago :\

Gonna see if I can trade it for anything cheap and decent.

Also today's AAAaaaaaaa achievement is balls. The 2nd to last stage is ridiculous. Not worth the frustration. Dawn of War 2 Retribution gift is annoying because you need to do it with a friend so you have it windowed running for 30 mins before you end it.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #453 on:** December 27, 2011, 07:58:43 PM »

AAAAaaaaaa is a waste of time, I didn't enjoy it last time either. Too frustrating.

Going to pick up Cities in Motion today, but not sure if I should get the DLC yet.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #454 on:** December 27, 2011, 08:38:46 PM »

Hey, I'll give you a bunch of coupons for From Dust, bebpo.

Timber · « **Reply #455 on:** December 27, 2011, 08:50:00 PM »

Great Rumbler is trying to scam you. I'll give you ONE coupon for 50% off Metro 2033 in exchange for your dumb game.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #456 on:** December 27, 2011, 09:12:48 PM »

Aaa is a terrible, terrible game and everyone that made it should feel bad, and Valve should feel bad for including these buttmunches in every one of their achievement circle jerks.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #457 on:** December 28, 2011, 01:09:00 PM »

Dead Space 2 for $5 ... worth it?

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #458 on:** December 28, 2011, 01:10:15 PM »

Quote from: Howard Alan Treesong on December 28, 2011, 01:09:00 PM

Dead Space 2 for $5 ... worth it?

def

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #459 on:** December 28, 2011, 01:10:25 PM »

serious sam 3 for 20? yes please

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #460 on:** December 28, 2011, 01:11:20 PM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on December 28, 2011, 01:10:25 PM

serious sam 3 for 20? yes please

STOP
http://www.getgamesgo.com/product/serious-sam-3-bfe

11.99
activates on steam

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #461 on:** December 28, 2011, 01:14:09 PM »

bah, im too lazy to save money using some weird ass service, too proud to lose money on serious sam- guess im not getting Serious Sam 3! Thanks GABE

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #462 on:** December 28, 2011, 01:15:08 PM »

i just bought it and it's downloading now. was super quick and cheap

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #463 on:** December 28, 2011, 01:17:25 PM »

nah, thatz cool ill just play more White Knight Chronicles II ;?

cool breeze · « **Reply #464 on:** December 28, 2011, 02:08:30 PM »

25% off Dead Island and 50% off some game that's 75% off right now. Suddenly I want coal again.

Quote from: Howard Alan Treesong on December 28, 2011, 01:09:00 PM

Dead Space 2 for $5 ... worth it?

If you played Dead Space 1 and like it, or thought it was boring but had potential, it's worth it. If you haven't played Dead Space at all, it's worth it.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #465 on:** December 28, 2011, 02:10:17 PM »

I played DS1 for about 4 hours - thought it was very pretty but kind of boring and with a dumb story. Also, not scary. How about DS2?

cool breeze · « **Reply #466 on:** December 28, 2011, 02:30:55 PM »

Quote from: Howard Alan Treesong on December 28, 2011, 02:10:17 PM

I played DS1 for about 4 hours - thought it was very pretty but kind of boring and with a dumb story. Also, not scary. How about DS2?

well it's prettier here. the story is still whatever. it still has "jump" and psychological scare moments but overall the game has a lot more action.

depends on what you found boring. combat is largely the same with various improvements to make it feel like an action shooter (impaling enemies with sawed off limbs and stuff). the overall structure is changed up. first off, you're not in the samey looking location the entire time. there's no backtracking. everything is a lot more shootery; even the gravity rooms have you flying around with boosters instead of jumping from wall to wall.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #467 on:** December 28, 2011, 02:32:53 PM »

I found the pacing and combat to be the boring bits - very unengaging. if DS2 is more combatty could be good. thanks

Bebpo · « **Reply #468 on:** December 28, 2011, 02:35:10 PM »

I'm playing Extraction (to get ready for DS2) and it's pretty cool. Too bad it's not on PC with mouse controls.

Picked up the AC games today. Was going to get Revelations no matter what price cause I want to play it, and picked up the rest of the games to have the sandbox cities at 1080p/60fps/4xAA to run around and climb. Also got Serious Sam 3 from that $11.99 deal. I hated SS1 HD so much by the end, but I've heard from several people I trust that if you hate the old SS games, but like shooters, you'll like SS3.

Now my wishlist is basically empty; damn you gaben. Only need to pick up Lost Planet 2 ($10) and Dead Rising 2 OTR ($20 but hoping for a daily, lol) at the end of the sale. Will wait for 2012 winter sale to catch up on CoD games and Skyrim.

cool breeze · « **Reply #469 on:** December 28, 2011, 02:40:28 PM »

Are you playing Extraction with a gamepad or the move? with the move it played more or less like it did with a wii remote. It had tons of waggling in it too. Extraction was fun. A bit heavy on the cinematics but I enjoyed the story in it more than the main Dead Space games. I'm going through the iphone game at a snails pace and it seems good too.

Bebpo · « **Reply #470 on:** December 28, 2011, 02:45:42 PM »

Move. Controls great and better than using a Wiimote (framerate feels smoother which helps).

I like that it's story based and has good voice acting; that it has path splits so if you replay a level you can see new stuff; that there's lots of hidden junk collectables to find and upgrades for weapons; and the combat feels like Dead Space.

Debating whether to pick up DS2 for $5 on PC and play it on that when I finish Extraction. Was planning on playing it on PS3 since I own it already there and it has trophies. But clean IQ and 1080p might make it better to play on PC.

cool breeze · « **Reply #471 on:** December 28, 2011, 02:55:58 PM »

I think the one upside to playing it on consoles is that Campaign DLC (though it might be 360 only). PC version was great.

Though, the steam version includes suit/weapon DLC, which is weird because you have access to the best equipment from the get go. Anything that is free in the store shouldn't be available at that point. So I just played it without touching any of the DLC stuff.

Bebpo · « **Reply #472 on:** December 28, 2011, 02:59:31 PM »

Well, isn't the story DLC a separate campaign?

So I can play DS2 on PC, and then the bonus campaign featuring the extraction cast on PS3?

Bebpo · « **Reply #473 on:** December 28, 2011, 03:00:21 PM »

It's always pretty lame how the superior PC versions miss out on story-based DLCs like Tomb Raider Underworld, PoP 2008, etc...

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #474 on:** December 28, 2011, 04:04:26 PM »

How's Asscreed 1 & 2 on PC again? I'm more curious about 1. I need to start playing this series.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #475 on:** December 28, 2011, 04:17:12 PM »

I haven't been able to get more than 4-5 hours into AC1 and AC2. Any reason to think Brotherhood would be any different?

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #476 on:** December 28, 2011, 04:20:53 PM »

Bought Star Wars Republic Commando. Loved it on the Xbox, but the DVD drive died on me so I never finished it.

edit: Aaaannnd it doesn't work. Fuck.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #477 on:** December 28, 2011, 06:11:54 PM »

First decent coupon - 25% off Bethesda.

Got Cities In Motion, it's definitely my sort of game but there's very little feedback given to you. You really have to check up on the information the game gives you as to why you're failing. Some of my routes don't seem to drop off passengers either.

Bebpo · « **Reply #478 on:** December 28, 2011, 07:23:01 PM »

I'll field some AC questions since I think me and MAF are the resident AC fanatics.

Quote from: Shaka Khan on December 28, 2011, 04:04:26 PM

How's Asscreed 1 & 2 on PC again? I'm more curious about 1. I need to start playing this series.

Tech-wise they are awesome. Ass1 has INSANE textures on PC. Looks freaking gorgeous. They dropped that with Ass2 and on but it still looks very nice and they run great. Otoh the X360 versions look just "good" and run 30fps & the PS3 versions..................

we're talking about 15fps with shitty IQ.

As for the games themselves. Ass1 is TERRIBLE. It's solid at the start and it's pretty enough to run around climbing the cities, but it'll be a pain to finish it (see: MAF AssCreed replay thread).

Otoh, Assassin's Creed 2 is a wonderful action adventure game with a super entertaining story (and a good one in the MGS wacky videogame sense), lots of varied gameplay, and great cities to follow the narrative through. It's one of the most memorable AAA games this gen. If you do everything it's a good 25-30 hour game.

Quote from: Howard Alan Treesong on December 28, 2011, 04:17:12 PM

I haven't been able to get more than 4-5 hours into AC1 and AC2. Any reason to think Brotherhood would be any different?

No way unless you don't care about stories and just want gameplay. AssBro has good gameplay, even better than AC2; but there's only 1 city (Rome) and it unlocks veeeery slowly a piece at a time until the endgame. The story kind of sucks and is totally irrelevant in the scheme of things and the Desmond portions are pointless. I'm glad I played it because Rome was a cool location to explore, but the game was completely forgettable and I'll never replay it, just like I'll never replay AC1.

/fingers crossed Revelations is better!

Bebpo · « **Reply #479 on:** December 28, 2011, 07:49:37 PM »

Traded From Dust for Dead Space 2. So at least I didn't waste $5 double-dipping on a game I already own. Now I can justify playing DS2 on PC!

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